Eric Willemsen

Journalist

"LIVE FROM VIENNA"

Untold stories from a foreign correspondent

TV/Radio

Live Q&As on current affairs in Austria for broadcasters around the world.

Online/Print

Articles for websites and magazines, including news stories, features, and live blogs.

Projects

Various productions and cooperations, including books, workshops, and podcasts.

eWil|media. International journalism.

Based in Vienna since 2005, Dutch freelance journalist and writer Eric Willemsen covers Austrian affairs for international TV and radio broadcasters, including TRT World and NPO Radio 1. He travels around Europe as a sports writer specialised in Alpine skiing for The Associated Press, and as an editor and live blogger for the European Handball Federation.

 

A board member of Poetry in Business, Eric is actively involved in the non-profit organisation's journalism-related projects and gives presentations and workshops on topics like quality journalism standards, fake news, and journalism & democracy. He published his first book — "LIVE FROM VIENNA" Untold stories from a foreign correspondent — in 2025.

 

Eric holds degrees in Journalism and Communication Sciences, and reports in English, Dutch, and German.

Associated Press

Global news agency

TRT World

International TV channel

NPO Radio 1

Dutch public broadcaster

EHF

European Handball Fed.

Bureau Buitenland

Dutch foreign news radio

NPR

U.S. news radio

Radio 1 Journaal

Dutch news radio

BBC Sportsworld

Global sports radio

GBNews

British news channel

Het Oog

Dutch late night radio

RTL Boulevard

Dutch show news TV

Poetry in Business

21st-century skills